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Figma is expanding its operations in India by establishing a local office and hiring local talent to strengthen its presence in one of its largest user communities. The company aims to bridge the gap between designers and developers, leveraging India’s vast developer base to enhance its platform. This move follows Figma’s success in the design space and its efforts to attract developers by offering tools that integrate design and coding workflows. The initiative is led by Abhishek Mathur, VP of Engineering at Figma, who emphasized the potential to engage more developers in India. This expansion is part of Figma’s broader strategy to grow internationally, with India being its second-largest user base after the U.S.

Key facts

• Figma is setting up a local office in Bengaluru, India, to strengthen its presence in the country.
• India has one of the world’s largest developer communities, with nearly 22 million developers on GitHub.
• Figma’s user base in India is significant, with over 40% of the top 100 companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange using the platform.
• Figma’s India community, called Friends of Figma, has more than 25,000 members.
• India is the largest market for Figma Make, a feature that allows users to generate working web applications from natural-language prompts.